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Simon Jonathan Sebag Montefiore (/ ˈ s iː b æ ɡ ˌ m ɒ n t ɪ f i ˈ ɔː r i / SEE-bag MON-tif-ee-OR-ee; born 27 June 1965) [1] is a British historian, television presenter and author of history books and novels, [2] [3] including Stalin: The Court of the Red Tsar (2003), Jerusalem: The Biography (2011), The Romanovs 1613–1918 (2016), and The World: A Family History of Humanity (2022).
Queen Elizabeth's most famous grandchildren might be Prince William and Prince Harry, but she's got six more heirs in the Royal Family. Here's what to know:
Born in 1966 in Portsmouth, England and adopted at eight months old by one of Queen Elizabeth II’s ladies-in-waiting, Simon received the life-changing revelation in 1998, when his adoptive ...
Philip and his family with his second wife, Queen Elizabeth Farnese. By genealogical right alone, the Spanish throne should have passed to Louis, Grand Dauphin, son of King Louis XIV of France and Maria Theresa of Spain, sister of Charles II and daughter of Philip IV of Spain. However, the Grand Dauphin was the heir apparent to the throne of ...
Starting with season 2, Simon's glasses became blue with clear lenses, and so continued to be throughout the series. However, the original Simon with the black glasses can still be seen in the intro and title cards for seasons 2–5. [9] Theodore Seville: The youngest brother of the group, Theodore is the sensitive and lovable one of the group. [9]
In February 2022, seven months before her death, Queen Elizabeth publicly honored Charles and Camilla for the first time, and essentially bestowed a long-contested title upon Camilla.
Strathmore is a great-great-nephew of Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother and thus a second cousin once removed of King Charles III and third cousin of his son, Prince William. In 2002, he walked alongside his father and members of the royal family behind the coffin of the Queen Mother during her funeral. [6]
Signing the Mayflower Compact 1620, a painting by Jean Leon Gerome Ferris 1899. When the Mullins family boarded the Mayflower, it consisted of William, then nearing 50 years of age, his wife Alice, daughter Priscilla (probably about 17 years old) and son Joseph (probably about 15 years old), as well as a servant, Robert Carter.